EMG Belgium heeft met succes een innovatieve remote productie getest tijdens een hockeytraining van de Red Panthers op de Wilrijkse Pleinen. In samenwerking met Telenet en Play Sports werd het programma aangestuurd vanuit de regie in Vilvoorde, zonder dat er een OB-truck op locatie aanwezig was.
Voor deze test werden tien camera’s ingezet op het terrein met een E-line-verbinding naar de regie in Vilvoorde. De verbinding werd mogelijk gemaakt met Diploy-technologie. “We gebruikten SNP’s (gateways) om via de JPEG XS-codec beelden door te sturen over de netwerkverbinding met Vilvoorde. De JPEG XS-codec zorgt voor een low-latency overdracht naar onze regie in Vilvoorde. Ook alle andere noodzakelijke data, zoals cameracontrole, audio en intercom, worden over het netwerk doorgestuurd om de productie te laten werken”, vertelt Pepijn Aerts, hoofd beeldtechnicus.
Op locatie waren cameramensen, audiotechnici, een hoofd beeldtechnicus, een assistent en medewerkers van Play Sports aanwezig om alles vlot te laten verlopen. Er was ook een presentator en commentator ter plaatse om een echte match na te bootsen. In de regie in Vilvoorde werden de chef van het lijnencentrum, de chef regie, een LSM-operator (een operator die de herhalingen en slow-motionbeelden selecteert en afspeelt) en de productie van Play Sports ingezet.
EMG Belgium werkt samen met Telenet aan een innovatietraject op verschillende gebieden, zoals multicamera, postproductie en play-out. Binnen dit project worden verschillende vernieuwingen getest, waaronder deze remote test. Het innovatietraject is een partnership tussen EMG Belgium en Telenet.
Deze succesvolle test opent de deur naar de toekomst. “We hebben dit nu getest in een hockeycontext, maar dit kan ook worden toegepast op voetbal, veldrijden, basketbal, volleybal en veel meer, op voorwaarde dat er een stabiele netwerkverbinding is. Dankzij deze innovatie kunnen we nog efficiënter opereren”, vertelt Pepijn Aerts. Remote productie biedt tal van voordelen. Het is innovatief, duurzaam, kostenbesparend en vermindert de nood aan transport en opbouw op locatie.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held at the Yas Marina Circuit over 58 laps across the weekend of Friday 10 to Sunday 12 December.
The Gravity Media team travelled to Abu Dhabi to capture the action from the grand finale of Formula 1 season. For the first time ever, Max Verstappen claimed victory as he was named the Formula 1 World Champion!
Capturing moments in history, the Gravity Media team supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack alongside Whisper for the final race of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
What an incredible season it has been! You can now watch the astonishing Channel 4 F1 race highlights programme from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix here.
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The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix was held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit over 50 laps across the weekend of Friday 03 to Sunday 05 December.
The Gravity Media team travelled to Saudi Arabia to capture the weekend’s Formula 1 action where they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack alongside Whisper for the Channel 4 F1 highlights programme.
You can now watch the race highlights here before we meet at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi this coming weekend! Who will take the F1 title?
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Over the weekend of Friday 19 November, the inaugural Formula 1 race took place in Qatar as both the Driver’s and Constructor Championships reached its climax as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen battled it out with just two races to go.
On Thursday 30 September, a statement from F1 confirmed Qatar would host the vacated race weekend following the cancellation of the Australia race whilst simultaneously announcing a 10 year race agreement to commence from 2023 at a yet-to-be announced new venue.
Did you know Gravity Media has had an on-site presence at every F1 race since the opening race in 2012, totalling 197 consecutive F1 race weekends including this full–night race at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit? Year in year out, Gravity Media has provided on-site technical, flyway solutions and highly experienced crew to create a production gallery to help deliver our UK client’s broadcast to millions of fans.
Gravity Media has had an office in Doha, Qatar since 2007 following a successful 2006 Asian Games project. Since then, Gravity Media has successfully delivered projects for numerous local clients including beIN Sports, Al Jazeera Media Network, Qatar Television, Aspire Zone, Qatar National Olympic Committee, and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.
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The Brazilian Grand Prix was held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace circuit over 71 laps across the weekend of Friday 12 to Sunday 14 November.
The Gravity team travelled to Brazil to capture the weekend’s Formula 1 action which saw Lewis Hamilton claim victory after an outstanding comeback from 10th place. The Gravity Media team supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack alongside Whisper for the Channel 4 F1 highlights programme.
You can now watch the race highlights here before we meet at the Qatar Grand Prix this coming weekend!
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On Thursday 21 October the Gravity Media UK team co-ordinated eight technical manager guarantees for a remote FIFA ’22 Challenger powered by Adidas event for EA Sports that was streamed on Twitch and YouTube.
The event has had 1.7m views since being broadcast on Twitch which saw a 2 v 2 tournament format promoting the new FIFA ’22 game matching pro football players with pro esports athletes across Europe, with football players from PSG, Juventus, Liverpool, Barcelona, Man City and Chelsea involved. The final saw Liverpool’s Jota and FNATIC’s Tekkz win 3-1 against Barcelona’s Pedri & Team DUX Gaming’s Jaime Alvarez.
The event was co-ordinated with crew and players in the broadcast beaming in from USA, UK, France, Italy and Spain making it a truly remote production! At Gravity Media, we’ve been active in esports since Day 1, having been the first production company ever to bring a game into a TV workflow, including overcoming the challenge of region-specific encoding. Ever since, we’ve been an integral part of this incredible success story, working with all the key tournament organisers & publishers at some of the biggest live events on the planet.
Find out more about our offerings in the esports market here and to see how we can help you with your next online or offline production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
The United States Grand Prix was held at the Circuit of The Americas over 56 laps across the weekend of Friday 22 to Sunday 24 October.
Following the Turkish Grand Prix, the Gravity team travelled to the USA to capture the weekend’s Formula 1 action including the final round of the W Series where Jamie Chadwick was crowned champion. The Gravity Media team supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack alongside Whisper for the Channel 4 F1 highlights programme.
You can now watch the race highlights here before we meet at the Mexico Grand Prix next weekend!
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The Turkish Grand Prix was held at the Intercity Istanbul Park circuit over 58 laps across the weekend of Friday 08 to Sunday 10 October.
Following the Italian Grand Prix, the Gravity Media team travelled to Turkey as they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack for the Channel 4 highlights show alongside Whisper covering the fourteenth race of the season.
You can now catch up on the unmissable Sunday evening highlights show here. The Gravity Media team now fly across the globe and head to the USA for the United States Grand Prix.
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The Russian Grand Prix was held at the Sochi Autodrom circuit over 53 laps across the weekend of Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September.
Following the Italian Grand Prix, the Gravity team went behind the scenes at Red Bull HQ capturing the weekend’s Formula 1 action with Whisper for the Channel 4 F1 highlights programme.
The Gravity Media team supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack but this time it was supercharged with four remote cameras.
Over 2 million viewers turned in to watch the highlights programme which saw Lewis Hamilton mark his 100Formula 1 wins. You can now watch the race highlights here before we meet at the Turkish Grand Prix next weekend!
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The Italian Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit over 53 laps across the weekend of Friday 10 to Sunday 12 September.
Following the Dutch Grand Prix, the Gravity Media team remained in Europe as they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our Remote Operations Flypack for the Channel 4 highlights show alongside Whisper covering the fourteenth race of the season.
Spectators in Monza and over 2.2 million viewers tuned in to the Channel 4 highlights show to watch Daniel Riccardo drink from the shoe of victory for a stunning win for McLaren. You can now catch up on the unmissable Sunday evening highlights show here.
The Gravity Media team now switch to studio remote OB mode to bring you the upcoming Russian Grand Prix from the Red Bull HQ in Milton Keynes, UK next weekend.
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The Dutch Grand Prix was held at Max Verstappen’s home – the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands across the weekend of Friday 03 to Sunday 05 September.
Following the Belgian Grand Prix, the Gravity Media team travelled to the Netherlands as they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our remote operations flypack for the Channel 4 highlights show alongside Whisper covering the thirteenth race of the season.
The Gravity Media team now remain in Europe and head to Monza in Milan for the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. You can now catch up on the unmissable Sunday evening highlights show here before we meet in Italy this coming weekend.
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The Belgian Grand Prix was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and although it wasn’t as many laps due to the weather conditions – Gravity Media was there to capture the action!
Following the season break, the Gravity Media team travelled to Belgium as they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our remote operations flypack for the Channel 4 highlights show alongside Whisper covering the twelfth race of the season.
The Gravity Media team now remain in Europe and head to Max Verstappen’s home Grand Prix at Zandvoort, Netherlands for the Dutch Formula 1 this weekend.
You can now catch up on the unmissable Sunday evening highlights show here before we meet in the Netherlands this coming weekend. To find out how Gravity Media can help you with your next production, email enquiries@gravitymedia.com
